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Map Accuracy

We drove from NC to St Augustine for Christmas. If you go down I -95 no map is going to help you if it sends you through Jacksonville, the road is under construction the whole way. The only traffic warning we got along the way was a 25 mile "Construction Ahead" notice there!

Map Accuracy

We drove from NC to St Augustine for Christmas. If you go down I -95 no map is going to help you if it sends you through Jacksonville, the road is under construction the whole way. The only traffic warning we got along the way was a 25 mile "Construction Ahead" notice there!

The 2014.40 full-screen JCV

The 2014.40 full-screen JCV should have a file name of D3060140A.JCV. It is the only JCV file that - as far as I know - Garmin makes available for direct download. Legally, there is no way to download the split-screen JCV file directly as Garmin does not make the file available on its servers but requires the end user to update the map, which also updates the JCV file on the device.

The JCV file isn't available yet because the map itself isn't available yet.

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Strephon_Alkhalikoi wrote:

The 2014.40 full-screen JCV should have a file name of D3060140A.JCV. It is the only JCV file that - as far as I know - Garmin makes available for direct download. Legally, there is no way to download the split-screen JCV file directly as Garmin does not make the file available on its servers but requires the end user to update the map, which also updates the JCV file on the device.

The JCV file isn't available yet because the map itself isn't available yet.

I believe the upcoming 2014.40 full screen JCV file will be D3060130A.JCV. The last full screen JCV file for the 2014.30 maps made available in Nov., 2013, was D3060120A.JCV.

D3060140A.JCV will likely be the next full screen JCV files for the 2015.10 maps that will come out in the approximate April-May-June timeline.

I've got solid insider information

I've got solid insider information that the Garmin 2014.40 release will install technology into your GPS device that allows the NSA to not only track your whereabouts in real-time, but also to listen to your in-car conversations. I might add, don't think you're off the hook when you're by yourself in the car - because your most intimate cell phone conversations, your singing and even gas-passing noises are captured and recorded.

Just saying'

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koot wrote:

I've got solid insider information that the Garmin 2014.40 release will install technology into your GPS device that allows the NSA to not only track your whereabouts in real-time, but also to listen to your in-car conversations. I might add, don't think you're off the hook when you're by yourself in the car - because your most intimate cell phone conversations, your singing and even gas-passing noises are captured and recorded.

Good question JanJ

JanJ wrote:

February 12th

Next question... What will be the last upgrade that will work with a Nuvi 660 & the 2Gb Limit?

Since 2014.30 is 1.97GB, my guess is that the pending 2014.40 will go over the limit. So if you want the full NA, you may need to install a reduced region, then use MapInstall to install the remainder as a supplemental map file.

Another interesting question is if Garmin will ever use the "useful life" language in their EULA to declare these units obsolete and no longer honor the lifetime map subscription. To my knowledge, they have never disabled a lifetime map subscription because of obsolesence of the hardware (even on the old Street Pilots).

Garmins respect for their customers

One oft the reasons my latest GPS is a Rand McNally 7725 is Garmins customer service I am a former Garmin supporter starting with a gps12map, gpsIII+,GPS V,Nuvi360, Nuvi200,and last but not least a Nuvi1450LMT that they repeated refused to fix

I can wait

The renewals come out and the updates seem pretty minor for all the work of updating the GPS units. Downloading and updating is getting tougher as some of my older units don't have the built in memory to deal with the Garmin POI bloat.

I would guess nearly half of the Garmin GPS owners never figure it out at all.

Hi JanJ
I have 660 as

Hi JanJ

I have 660 as well. Out lived the internal storage along time ago. I bought an 8gb Sd card, put it into your PC, format to fat 32 and followed the direction posted below to install directly to the card. Works great, and takes about 20 minutes to download to the SD card and ready to go. No more two hour installs like the old way. You can now delete the old map off from the Garmin. Use Garmin Express to do the install to the SD card. I didn't come up with this idea, the credit goes to Alandb

1) Format the SD card FAT32.
2) Create folder \Garmin on the card.
3) Copy file garmindevice.xml from your nuvi into the \Garmin folder of the SD.
4) Disconnect your nuvi and put the SD card in your computer's card reader. Log into my.garmin.com. The SD card will be recognized as your nuvi
5) Proceed with the map update using Garmin Express as normal. When it is finished, you will have the 3 map files in the \Garmin folder of the SD card. They will be named gmapprom.img, gmapprom.unl and gmapprom.gma.
6) Rename the map files to gmapsupp.img, gmapsupp.unl and gmapsupp.gma.
7) Insert the SD card in your nuvi and boot. You should now be running with the new maps on the SD card. Look at Map Info to make sure the correct maps are enabled.

@raven1948

raven1948 wrote:

Hi JanJ
I have 660 as well. Out lived the internal storage along time ago. I bought an 8gb Sd card, put it into your PC, format to fat 32 and followed the direction posted below to install directly to the card. Works great, and takes about 20 minutes to download to the SD card and ready to go. No more two hour installs like the old way. You can now delete the old map off from the Garmin. Use Garmin Express to do the install to the SD card. I didn't come up with this idea, the credit goes to Alandb

1) Format the SD card FAT32.
2) Create folder \Garmin on the card.
3) Copy file garmindevice.xml from your nuvi into the \Garmin folder of the SD.
4) Disconnect your nuvi and put the SD card in your computer's card reader. Log into my.garmin.com. The SD card will be recognized as your nuvi
5) Proceed with the map update using Garmin Express as normal. When it is finished, you will have the 3 map files in the \Garmin folder of the SD card. They will be named gmapprom.img, gmapprom.unl and gmapprom.gma.
6) Rename the map files to gmapsupp.img, gmapsupp.unl and gmapsupp.gma.
7) Insert the SD card in your nuvi and boot. You should now be running with the new maps on the SD card. Look at Map Info to make sure the correct maps are enabled.

Your above procedure is correct and has worked for you up until now, but it’s highly probable it won’t work for the 2014.40 update if installing the FULL North America Map. Sine 2014.30 was 1.97 MB in size, the 2014.40 will most likely exceed the 2GB limit map size the 660 will recognize. As alanb stated, “So if you want the full NA, you may need to install a reduced region, then use MapInstall to install the remainder as a supplemental map file.”

This 2 GB limit also applies to anyone owning the following models:
nuvi 300 Series
nuvi 600 Series
nuvi 5000
StreetPilot c500 Series

Re: The 2014.40 map update has been uploaded to Garmin's servers

Haven't even done the 2014.30 update yet! But I think I still will, before .40 is made available. Here in SoCal, updates seem to show up fairly quickly. A new exchange between the 52 freeway Hwy 67 showed up within two update cycles!